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Themistian asteroid

1633 Chimay
Lightcurve based 3D-model of Chimay
Discovery
Discovered byS. Arend
Discovery siteUccle Obs.
Discovery date3 March 1929
Designations
MPC designation(1633) Chimay
Named afterChimay (Belgian town)
Alternative designations1929 EC · 1941 KF
1946 HC · 1948 RO
1951 AM · 1952 HY3
1954 SS · 1955 XN
1972 VM1 · A917 BB
Minor planet categorymain-belt · Themis
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc100.02 yr (36,531 days)
Aphelion3.5907 AU
Perihelion2.7980 AU
Semi-major axis3.1943 AU
Eccentricity0.1241
Orbital period (sidereal)5.71 yr (2,085 days)
Mean anomaly237.33°
Mean motion0° 10 21.36 / day
Inclination2.6759°
Longitude of ascending node114.08°
Argument of perihelion65.539°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions36.07 km (derived)
36.12±3.1 km (IRAS:3)
36.26±0.86 km
37.428±0.466
37.732±0.426 km
Synodic rotation period6.58±0.01 h
6.59064±0.00005 h
6.5911±0.0001 h
6.6367±0.0038 h
Geometric albedo0.0781 (derived)
0.0785±0.0135
0.080±0.014
0.0854±0.017 (IRAS:3)
0.088±0.005
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.36±0.17 (R) · 10.481±0.002 (R) · 10.5 · 10.6 · 10.97±0.06

1633 Chimay, provisional designation 1929 EC, is a Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 37 kilometers in diameter.

It was discovered on 3 March 1929, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. Five nights later, the body was independently discovered by Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. It was later named for the Belgian town of Chimay.

Classification and orbit

Chimay is a member of the Themis family, a dynamical family of asteroids with nearly coplanar ecliptical orbits. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.8–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 9 months (2,085 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic. Chimay was first identified as A917 BB at Heidelberg in 1917, extending the body's observation arc by 12 years prior to its official discovery observation.

Physical characteristics

Several rotational lightcurves were obtained from photometric observations. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined, concurring rotation period of 6.58–6.63 hours with a brightness variation between 0.31 and 0.58 magnitude (U=3/3-/2).

According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Chimay measures between 36.1 and 37.7 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has a low albedo between 0.079 and 0.089. In accordance with the space-based surveys, the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) derives an albedo of 0.078, and calculates a diameter of 36.1 kilometers. CALL also classifies Chimay as a S-type rather than a carbonaceous C-type asteroid.

Naming

This minor planet was named after the Belgian town Chimay, home of the discoverer, who also co-discovered Comet Arend–Roland. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 20 February 1976 (M.P.C. 3931).

References

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